The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2015

Made: 4th March 2015

Laid before Parliament: 9th March 2015

Coming into force: 31st March 2015

In accordance with section 13(5) of that Act, the Secretary of State published proposals for a revised code of practice[^f00002] under that section, consulted with members of the public, and laid the draft of that code before Parliament on 3rd March 2015.

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2015 and comes into force on 31st March 2015.

Coming into force of the revised Code of Practice

2

The time prescribed for the coming into force of the revised Code of Practice entitled “Code of practice about the sanctions for non-compliance with the biometric registration regulations” is 31st March 2015.

Signed

James Brokenshire — Minister of State — Home Office — 4th March 2015

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the coming into force of a revised code of practice re-issued under section 13 of the UK Borders Act 2007. The main revisions to the Code are to provide for the extension of the requirement to apply for a biometric immigration document to overseas applicants.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 c. 30.

[^f00002]: To replace the code of practice brought into force by the Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Civil Penalty Code of Practice) Order 2008, S.I. 2008/3049.